Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 215 (2017GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Thatcher, D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2017

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires the Sentencing Commission to:
• create a master offense list;
• update the master offense list annually; and
• present the master offense list to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

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Bill text

MASTER OFFENSE LIST
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher
House Sponsor: 
Marc K. Roberts
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to the Sentencing Commission.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ requires the Sentencing Commission to:
• create a master offense list;
• update the master offense list annually; and
• present the master offense list to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Interim Committee; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63M-7-405
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 387
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63M-7-405
 is amended to read:
63M-7-405.
Compensation of members -- Reports to the Legislature, the courts,
and the governor.
(1) (a) A member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or benefits for
the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in:
(i) Section 
63A-3-106
;
(ii) Section 
63A-3-107
; and
(iii) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 
63A-3-106
 and
63A-3-107
.
(b) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by
Section 
36-2-2
 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.
(2) 
(a)
 The commission shall submit to the Legislature, the courts, and [
to
] the
governor at least 60 days [
prior to
] 
before
 the annual general session of the Legislature [
its
] 
the
commission's
 reports and recommendations for sentencing guidelines and amendments. [
It is
intended that the
]
(b) The
 commission [
utilize
] 
shall use
 existing data and resources from state criminal
justice agencies. [
The
]
(c) The
 commission [
is authorized to
] 
may
 employ professional assistance and other
staff members as it considers necessary or desirable.
(3) The commission shall [
be responsive to
] 
assist and respond to questions from
 all
three branches of government, but [
be
] 
is
 part of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile
Justice for coordination on criminal and juvenile justice issues, budget, and administrative
support.
(4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), "master offense list" means a document that
contains all offenses that exist in statute and each offense's associated penalty.
(b) No later than May 1, 2017, the commission shall create a master offense list.
(c) No later than June 30 of each calendar year, the commission shall:
(i) after the last day of the general legislative session, update the master offense list;
and
(ii) present the updated master offense list to the Law Enforcement and Criminal
Justice Interim Committee.